Singapore

Singapore has one of the highest rates of mobile and Internet penetration in the world, and households worldwide. Its government sets aside over S$1 billion yearly on ICT tenders and recognizes the importance of "skills, innovation and productivity" in ensuring economic growth.

Ride-sharing operator reportedly continued to lease more than 1,000 Honda Vezel cars to local drivers, despite being aware of a safety recall and after one such vehicle had caught fire earlier in the year.

Industry regulator says it will step in if the offer or issue of digital tokens involved products regulated under the country's Securities and Futures Act, following recent launches involving real estate.

People who fear prosecution may be less willing to share threat information, which is vital in fending off attacks, and Singapore government should clearly define its proposed mandate for companies to report data breaches within 72 hours.

Amazon has unwrapped its Prime Now two-hour delivery service in Singapore, but analysts describe the move as late in a market that sees strong competition between regional and local e-commerce players.

While Amazon remains mum over its on-off-on-again Singapore launch, Alibaba's online-offline strategy has cemented its footprint in the Chinese retail space, with further growth targeted for Southeast Asia.

Country's ICT regulator will work with Huawei and Keppel Data Centres to assess the feasibility of data centre buildings taller than 20 floors, in hopes of resolving energy and land resource challenges.

Research In Motion steps up customer service investment with a dedicated after-sales service center in Singapore--its second in Asia, after Indonesia which has 56 such facilities--ahead of next month's BlackBerry 10 launch.

EZ-Link and Nets are among a handful of partners Singapore's three mobile carriers have roped in to support the GSMA authentication standard, allowing users to access services via their mobile number, but details on local implementation will be available only when services go live later this year.